Bold Moves

Bold Moves for Real Change sums up the drive and willpower that identifies the Sisters of St. Joseph as one of the most influential organizations in Minnesota in the past 165 years. The Sisters’ energy gives us the boldness and courage to work for right relationships not just for our generation but for generations to come. It spins networks of help and hope that pull together communities of people who care for their neighbors, strangers, and the earth. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Paul Province (CSJ), are linked to more than 16,000 other Sisters of St. Joseph, lay members, and thousands of other religious women as well. Sisters of St. Joseph have been serving since 1650. Today we span the globe.

Bold Moves magazine unites the Sisters of St. Joseph with a community of readers choosing to be informed and engaged in the issues facing our world. We are pleased to have you engaged in these great conversations. Your participation allows us to cast the network of help and hope into your world. Let’s make a difference.

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Life Skills Readiness

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I was very unhappy and depressed before I came to LIS. I came from Mexico with my baby girl. When I came to this country, there was a job waiting for me in Oklahoma. I was a housekeeper/nanny for a family who lived on a farm. No one spoke Spanish. Everything was new and strange. I was used to a Catholic home environment where our church was our life. We lived on a farm out in the country and there was no way for me to get into town. During the 1 ½ years I lived there, I never left the house or the property, and I was unable to have Hispanic friends or to speak Spanish. I was very lonely. Read More

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I was very unhappy and depressed before I came to LIS. I came from Mexico with my baby girl. When I came to this country, there was a job waiting for me in Oklahoma. I was a housekeeper/nanny for a family who lived on a farm. No one spoke Spanish. Everything was new and strange. I was used to a Catholic home environment where our church was our life. We lived on a farm out in the country and there was no way for me to get into town. During the 1 ½ years I lived there, I never left the house or the property, and I was unable to have Hispanic friends or to speak Spanish. I was very lonely. Read More

An American Dream Come True

I’m from China. My family moved to New York when I was 19. We lived in Chinatown. Everyone spoke Chinese where I worked at the store, where I bought groceries, and everywhere else I would go. I even got a driver’s license in Chinese!

There wasn’t a need for English in New York, but without English I felt trapped in Chinatown. I wanted more. I always felt like I was standing on the outside watching people do things that I could not. When I had the opportunity to come to Minnesota I seized it because I knew I would be able to go to school. It was my turn.... Read More

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I’m from China. My family moved to New York when I was 19. We lived in Chinatown. Everyone spoke Chinese where I worked at the store, where I bought groceries, and everywhere else I would go. I even got a driver’s license in Chinese! There wasn’t a need for English in New York, but without English I felt trapped in Chinatown. I wanted more. I always felt like I was standing on the outside watching people do things that I could not. When I had the opportunity to come to Minnesota I seized it because I knew I would be able to go to school. It was my turn.... Read More